Combined moistener, ironer, and shaper for collars and cuffs.



L. R. HEIM.

COMBINED MOISTENER, IRONER, AND SHAPER FOR OOLLARS AND GUFFS.

APPLICATION FILED NOV. 21, 1911.

INVENTOR WIT/V5555.

L. R. HEIM.

COMBINED MOISTENER, IRONER, AND SHAPER FOR OOLLARS AND GUFPS.

APPLICATION FILED NOV. 21, 1911.

L969,548- Patented Aug. 5, 1913,

4 SHEETSSHEET 3.

WITNESSES I [NVENTOR COLUMBIA PLANOGRAPH c0" wAsHiNGTON, l). C

L. R. HEIM.

COMBINED MOISTENER, IRONEE, AND SHAPER FOR GOLLARS AND GUFFS.

APPLICATION FILED NOV. 21, 1911. I

1 99 54 Q Patented Aug. 5, 1913.

4 SHBETSSHEET 4.

INVENTO]? UNETED STATES PATENT OFFEQE.

LEWIS R. HEIM', 0F DANBURY, CQNN-ECTIC-UT.

COMBINED MOISTENER, IRONER, AND SHAEPER EOZB, COLLARS AND CUFFS.

Application filed November 21-, 1911.

provide a machine of the general character. above outlined having means for mo1sten-' ing and ironing the edge portions of cuffs,

collars or other similar work, and means; for shaping the Work after the ironing operation.

A further object is to provide an im proved shaper adapted to deliver the work either in fiat form, or in curved or bent:

form as desired.

The invention will be hereinafter fully set forth and particularly pointed out in the claims.

In the accompanying drawings :Figure 1 is a plan view illustrating my improved ironing machine. Fig. 1 is a detail view illustrating the locking device for theshaper. Fig. 2 is a longitudinal sectional view, the shaper being illustrated in position to deliver curved or bent work. Fig. 3 is a detail sectional view illustrating the shaper in position to deliver the work in flat form. Fig. 1 is a horizontal sectional view. Fig. 5 is a transverse sectional view, and Fig. 6 is a horizontal sectional view illustrating the spreaders in detail. Fig. 7 is a longitudinal sectional view illustrating one of the moistening devices.

Referring to the drawings, 1 designates the bed or table of the machine over which the work is fed, and 2 designates the supporting frame for said bed or table, the same being of any suitable or preferred con struction. A driving shaft 3 ext-ends transversely across the forward port-ion 0f the frame 2, being journaled in suitable bearings and provided at one end With a loose pulley 4 adapted to receive a drive belt (not shown) driven from a suitable source of power. A clutch 5 of any approved type may be employed for locking the shaft 3 to turn with the pulley 1. The opposite end Specification of Letterslatent.

Patented Aug. 5,1913.

Serial No. 661-,568.

of shaft 3'is provided with a gear pinion 6 meshing with a spur gear 7 secured to a shaft 8 mounted just below the level of the bed or table 1 and parallel with the shaft 3. The gears '6 and 7, together with certain other gearing for transmitting movement to various other parts of the machine, are housed within a casing 3 as clearly illustratedin Fig. 1. A second shaft 8 is journaled in elastically depressed bearings 8 on the frame and immediately above and parallel with shaft 8, and '9 and 9 represent :intermeshi'ng gear pinions carried by the respective shafts 8 and 8 and located within casing 33, the arrangement being such that the movement of shaft 8 is communicated to shaft 8 whereby the two shafts are driven in unison. The pinion 9 meshes with the idler pinion 10 journaled upon a stud within-casing 3 and the opposite side of pinion 10 meshes with a pinion mounted up'onashaft 12, supported in bearing-s-in the'frame beneath the bed or table 1 and in the same plane as the shaft 8, from which it is driven through the interposed gearing above described. A shaft 12 is mounted in elastically depressed bearings 12 at the sides of the frame and extending above and parallel with the shaft 12. The shaft 12 is provided with a pinion 11 located in casing 3 and meshing with the pinion on the shaft 12, whereby the shafts 12 and '12' are driven in unison and at the same speed. The pinions of the shafts 12 and '12 are similar to the pinions on the shafts 8 and 8% 13, 13, represent a train of gears within casing 3 and meshing atone side with the pinion '11, the opposite side of said train of gears being in mesh with a pinion 14: secured to one end of the roll 15. This roll is mounted in suitable bearings and extends across the frame at the rear, and parallel with the shaft 12.

An auxiliary frame or yoke 51 is provided with arms pivotally supported upon the roll 15 at opposite sides of the main frame of the machine and in such a way as to permit said frame being swung pivotally thereon to afford certain adjustment of the parts without in any way interfering with the transmission movement from the roll 15 to a shaft 17 mounted in said auxiliary frame and provided with a pinion 16 meshing with a pinion 14 on the roll 15.

The shaft 8 at or near the middle of the machine is provided with a metal bed roller 18 upon which bears a rubber surfaced roller 18 carried by the shaft 8 the bite of these rollers being substantially in alinement with the top surface of the feed table 1, whereby the work passing over said table or bed will be gripped between said rollers and fed forward through the machine. In a similar manner the shaft 12 carries a metal bed roller 19 while the corresponding upper shaft 12 carries a rubber faced roller 19 bearing on the top surface of said metal roller 19, the bite of the rollers being alined' with the top surface of the bed or feed table 1 of the machine so that the work delivered by the rollers 18 and 18* will be drawn between the rollers 19 and 19 and arm 23 extending rearwardly beneath the .bed or table 1 their forward ends bein yieldingly connected together by means of a spring 24. The rear ends of said arms 23 are provided with vertically extended sockets 23 in which are mounted the lower ends of rods or stems 25 which are extended upwardly through slot-ted openings 2* in the top of the supporting frame 2 and in the space between the forward and rear feed rollers 18, 18 and 19, 19 The upper ends of the rods or stems 25 carry cam like spreaders 26, preferably formed from sheet metal bent into shape to receive the opposite edge portions of the collars, cuffs or other work being passed through the machine, and having inclined or beveled surfaces 26 to be engaged by said opposite edge portions of the work, in such manner that said work operates to force the spreaders 26 apart, together with the arms 23 upon which said spreaders are mounted. The arms 23 are provided with upwardly extending bearings 27 in which are rotatably mounted the lower ends of vertically extended shafts 28, the upper ends of which are provided with heads or collars 29, said shafts passing through slotted openings in the top of the machine frame 2. Upon the upper faces of the heads or collars 29 are secured studs 30, disk like moistener pads 31 of suitable absorbent material being held upon said studs beneath cup-like guides 32. The studs 30 are threaded to receive nuts 33, springs 33 being interposed between said nuts and the bottoms of said guides 32 so that the latter are pressed downwardly with suitably regulated tension upon the moistener pad 31.

Piv-i otally mounted upon each shaft 20 is an The guides 32 receive water fro-m an elevated tank or holder 34 mounted on the frame and provided with discharge cocks 35 located above the foregoing guides in such a way that the'supply' of water thereto may be effectively regulated. In the bottoms of said guides are apertures 36 communicating with corresponding apertures in the moistening pads 31 whereby the latter are kept properly moistened by the water supply from the tank 34 above the guides 32. Any surplus water supplied to the pads 31 is collected in annular chambers 29 provided in the heads or collars and is thence discharged through the holes or bores in the shafts 28 so as to prevent damage to the work passing through the machine. The shafts 28 are driven by any suitable form of gearing, that shown comprising sheaves 37 on the shafts 20 and corresponding sheaves 38 on the shafts 28, said sheaves being connected by endless belts or bands 39.

Beyond the feed rollers 19, 19 is located the means for ironing or burnishing the moistened lateral edges of the work, said ironing or burnishing means being illustrated as comprising auxiliary arms 40 pivotally mounted upon the shaft 20 and provided with vertically extended bearings 40, said arms 40 being resiliently connected by means of a spring 41, the tension of which is adjusted by means of a nut 41. The arms 40 are similar in arrangement and operation to the arms 23 but are located beneath and are of greater length than the latter. The rear ends of the arms 40 are provided with sockets for supporting the lower ends of upright stems or rods 42 which are extended 'through an opening in the top of the frame and provided with cam like spreaders 43, similar in construction and operation to the spreaders 26. The spreaders 43 engage the work as the latter is delivered by the rollers 19 and 19 in such a way that said spreaders together with the arms 40 are pressed apart from each other against the tension of spring 41. The rear extremities of the arms 40 are provided with bearings 46 located beyond the stems 42 and rotatably supported shafts 45, the upper ends of which extend through the machine frame and are provided with burnishers or ironers 44. In the drawings these ironers or burnishers are illustrated in the form of disks or rollers provided with grooves 44 adapted to receive the lateral edge portions of the work, in order that the same may be smoothed and ironed, in a manner well understood in the art. The disks or rollers 44 are heated by means of gas burner tips 50 mounted on the arms 40. and arranged to direct a heating flame upon the under surface of the respective disks or roll ers 44. The arms 40 are preferably provided with bores with whichsaid burner tips the work to said shaper.

communicate .andto which the gas is supplied by means of suitable connections '40 providedwith controlling cocksand adapted for connection by flexible tubing in a well known way, with asuitable source of gas supply. It is also desirable that the disks 44 shallbe driven at a speed greater than that at'which the work is fedthrought-he machine, -to insure a desirable finish to the edge ofthe work. .To accomplishthis result I provide gearing comprising large driving sprockets 47 secured to shafts 20 and smaller sprockets 48 :secured toshafts 45, said sprockets being connected by sprocket chains 49.

The shaper frame 51 is providedwith a roll 53 extending transversely of the ma-- ichine andparallel with the roll 15, and a suitable guide plate 54 is adapted to deliver The shaft 17 is provided with a yieldable covering forming a roll 52 adapted to cooperate with roll 15 to control the shape in which the work is delivered.

The operation is as follows: The work presented over the work table 1 is fed forward by the rolls 18 and 18 to the rolls 19, 19 being in turn gripped by the lastnamed rolls and further fed through the machine. In the movement of the work across the space intervening between the two sets of feed rolls 18, 18 and 19, 19 the corners at the forward edge portion of the work will come in contact with the beveled or inclined faces 26* of the spreader-s 26, and will operate, under the impulse of the feed, to force said spreaders outwardly and apart from each other. This causes the arms 23 to swing away from each other against the tension of spring 24, so that the moistening pads 31 and their supporting means and cup-like guides will be so separated as to permit the opposite lateral edges of the work to readily pass between the said moistening devices and in intimate contact with said pads so as to be effectively moistened or dampened by the latter. As the edges are moistened in the manner above described the work is so directed by the guides 32 that it engages the spreaders 43, and under the impulse of the feed will force said spreaders outwardly and apart from each other, whereby the arms 40 and the ironing de vices 44 will be swung and separated againstthe tension of the spring 41 thereby insuring a proper finish to the edge portions of the work as the latter passes through the machine. After being ironed in the manner described the work is finished in so far as the smoothing of the edge surfaces thereof is concerned. It is desirable to deliver the work from the machine in either flat or curved form. By swinging the frame 51 into the position shown in Fig. 2, the work Q passes between the roll 52 and the roll 15 and will be bent or curved, as indicated in said Fig. 2. Should it be desired to deliver the work in flat or straight form the frame 51 is placed in the position illustrated in :Fig. 3, in which position the roll 52 is directly above the roll 15, and the roll58 is placed in a position below the work C and so that it will-have no eflect upon the latter.

The adjustments of frame 51 above described are obtained by means of a rod 55.

the work, and shaping means provided with a member adjustable above or below the plane of the work to vary the shape of the latter.

2. An ironing machine comprising feedingmecha-nism, moistening and ironing devices arranged to successively act upon the work, a pivotally supported yoke at the delivery end of the machine, and shaping means carried by said yoke, said shaping means including a member adjustable above or below the plane of the work to vary the shape of the latter.

3. An ironing machine comprising a frame, feeding mechanism mounted therein, moistening and ironing devices arranged to act successively upon the work, a rotatable shaping roll at the delivery end of the frame, a yoke pivotally supported by said shaping roll, and a second shaping roll carried by said yoke and cooperating with the first mentioned roll to shape the work.

4. An ironing machine comprising a frame, feeding mechanism mounted therein, moistening and ironing devices arranged to act successively upon the work, a rotatable shaping roll at the delivery end of the frame, a yoke pivotally supported by said roll and provided with a second shaping roll cotiperating with the first mentioned roll, and a roll. extending transversely of said yoke and cooperating with said shaping rolls to shape the work.

5. An ironing machine comprising a frame, feeding mechanism mounted therein, pivotally supported moistening devices mounted in said frame, ironing devices, and shaping means provided with a member adjustable above or below the plane of the work for shaping the latter as it is delivered by said ironing devices.

6. An ironing machine comprising a frame, feeding mechanism mounted therein, pivotally supported moistening devices mounted in said frame, pivotally supported ironing devices also mounted in said frame, and means for shaping the work delivered by said ironing devices, said shaping means including a member adjustable above or below the plane of the work to Vary the shape of the latter.

7. An ironing machine comprising a frame, feeding mechanism mounted therein, vertical' shafts supported by said frame, moistening devices pivotally mounted on said shafts, ironing devices also pivotally supported on said shafts, and means for shaping the work delivered by said ironing devices, said shaping means including a member adjustable above or below the plane of the work to vary the shape of the latter.

8. An ironing machine comprising a frame, feeding mechanism mounted therein, vertical shafts supported by said frame, moistening devices pivotally supported by said shafts, ironing devices also pivotally mounted on said shafts, means operated by said shafts for rotating said moistening devices and ironing devices respectively, and means for shaping the work delivered by said ironing devices, said shaping means including a member adjustableabove or below the plane of the work to vary the shape of the latter.

9. An ironing machine comprising a frame, feeding mechanism mounted therein, pivotally supported moistening devices mounted in said frame, pivotally supported ironing devices also mounted in said frame, and a pivoted yoke provided with means for shaping the work delivered by said ironing devices, said shaping means including a member adjustable above or below the plane of the work to vary the shape of the latter.

10. An ironing machine comprising a frame, feeding mechanism mounted therein, vertical shafts supported by said frame, moistening devices pivotally mounted on said shafts, ironing devices also pivotally supported on said shafts, and a pivoted yoke provided with means for shaping the work delivered by said ironing devices, said shaping means including a member adjustable above or below the plane of the Work to vary the shape of the latter.

In testimony whereof I afiiX my signature in presence of two witnesses.

LEWVIS R. I-IEIM.

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